For the past 30 years we have compiled a list of plants and potential plant pollinators at the GBG. This list is simply based on observation, not on counts of pollen loads of pollen germination. It is a guide to plants that appear to attract known pollinators and might be considered in wildflower meadows, guard rows, gardens and natural areas to promote a diverse population of insects. It is not complete and is an ongoing project.

Native Plants

Alder (Alnus spp.)

mourning cloak butterfly

early season pollen

Arnica (Arnica sp.)

swallowtail butterfly, painted ladies, honey bees, beetles

species differ in bloom times, one or another kind of arnica is blooming from late May through August